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Wellington LGA · VIC
Signal · Worth a look
For an investor,
A read of Port Albert's fundamentals as they stand — not a price forecast. The scorecard below rates each factor so you can weigh the ones that matter to you.
The draw is strong growth (+134% / ~5 yrs) and fair yield (4.6% gross); the watch-out is elevated crime risk.
Growth is the draw — weigh the entry price against the upside, and pocket and street selection matter more than the suburb average.
Suburb highlights
Port Albert ranks 5th of 6 among its Wellington peers on the Suburb Score for a balanced buyer.
| Suburb | Median | 5-yr growth | Yield | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hiamdale | — | — | 4.7% | Very safe |
| Flamingo Beach | — | — | 4.4% | Very safe |
| Giffard | — | — | 4.4% | Very safe |
| Port AlbertThis suburb | $563k | +134% | 4.6% | Elevated |
Every suburb gets the same data-backed verdict. Compare Port Albert against its neighbours.
What could go wrong
A fast-filling new growth area — capital growth is still building from a small base.
Balanced rental market — neither tight nor oversupplied.
New approvals are running below local demand — a supply gap that supports prices and rents.
Port Albert is an emerging growth-area suburb — its resident base is still small and filling in fast, so a percentage off that tiny base overstates the trend. Read it as a new area being built out, not a precise growth rate.
A comparative guide, not a household-level stress rate. For a new growth area, the local income is a thin Census sample — read it as indicative.
The report goes the next mile — your numbers run on the Port Albert median, tuned to your goal, in one document to take to inspections.
Reasonable fundamentals for a balanced focus — 69/100.
Adjust the basics and see the headline return update live.
Our verdict
A reasonable fit for a balanced focusEvery figure on Port Albert's page comes from free, public government data — no scraped listings. Some datasets carry a reporting lag (e.g. Census is 2021, ABS releases settle a quarter behind), so read them as a considered starting point, not live quotes.
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Indicative only; not financial or safety advice.